diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 36a12961..5fefc45f 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ dependencies:
   - boto3
   - moto
 
-  # Machine learning
-  - pytorch::pytorch # explicitly specify pytorch channel to prevent conda from using conda-forge for pytorch, and hence installing the CPU-only version.
-
   # PV & Geospatial
   - pvlib
   - pyproj
diff --git a/nowcasting_dataset/consts.py b/nowcasting_dataset/consts.py
index f392d709..d3d65f8f 100644
--- a/nowcasting_dataset/consts.py
+++ b/nowcasting_dataset/consts.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 from typing import Union
 
 import numpy as np
-import torch
 import xarray as xr
 
 # DEFAULT PATHS
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@
 NWP_FILENAME = "gs://" + str(BUCKET / "NWP/UK_Met_Office/UKV_zarr")
 
 # Typing
-Array = Union[xr.DataArray, np.ndarray, torch.Tensor]
+Array = Union[xr.DataArray, np.ndarray]
 PV_SYSTEM_ID: str = "pv_system_id"
 PV_SYSTEM_ROW_NUMBER = "pv_system_row_number"
 PV_SYSTEM_X_COORDS = "pv_system_x_coords"
diff --git a/nowcasting_dataset/data_sources/gsp/gsp_data_source.py b/nowcasting_dataset/data_sources/gsp/gsp_data_source.py
index 8868eb1f..2fe0ff6b 100644
--- a/nowcasting_dataset/data_sources/gsp/gsp_data_source.py
+++ b/nowcasting_dataset/data_sources/gsp/gsp_data_source.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
-import torch
 import xarray as xr
 
 import nowcasting_dataset.filesystem.utils as nd_fs_utils
@@ -62,8 +61,7 @@ def __post_init__(self, image_size_pixels: int, meters_per_pixel: int):
         Set random seed and load data
         """
         super().__post_init__(image_size_pixels, meters_per_pixel)
-        seed = torch.initial_seed()
-        self.rng = np.random.default_rng(seed=seed)
+        self.rng = np.random.default_rng()
         self.load()
 
     def check_input_paths_exist(self) -> None:
diff --git a/nowcasting_dataset/data_sources/pv/pv_data_source.py b/nowcasting_dataset/data_sources/pv/pv_data_source.py
index 2738286f..481e749c 100644
--- a/nowcasting_dataset/data_sources/pv/pv_data_source.py
+++ b/nowcasting_dataset/data_sources/pv/pv_data_source.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 import fsspec
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
-import torch
 import xarray as xr
 
 import nowcasting_dataset.filesystem.utils as nd_fs_utils
@@ -49,8 +48,7 @@ class PVDataSource(ImageDataSource):
     def __post_init__(self, image_size_pixels: int, meters_per_pixel: int):
         """ Post Init """
         super().__post_init__(image_size_pixels, meters_per_pixel)
-        seed = torch.initial_seed()
-        self.rng = np.random.default_rng(seed=seed)
+        self.rng = np.random.default_rng()
         self.load()
 
     def check_input_paths_exist(self) -> None:
diff --git a/nowcasting_dataset/utils.py b/nowcasting_dataset/utils.py
index a60fd08d..2924a9ab 100644
--- a/nowcasting_dataset/utils.py
+++ b/nowcasting_dataset/utils.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 import gcsfs
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
-import torch
 import xarray as xr
 
 import nowcasting_dataset
@@ -117,8 +116,6 @@ def to_numpy(value):
         value = np.int32(value.timestamp())
     elif isinstance(value, np.ndarray) and np.issubdtype(value.dtype, np.datetime64):
         value = value.astype("datetime64[s]").astype(np.int32)
-    elif isinstance(value, torch.Tensor):
-        value = value.numpy()
 
     return value